Information about #C3CCAE color

#C3CCAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3CCAE falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 204, 174) — 76.5% red, 80% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 12 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C3CCAE is a gently muted yellow-green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Clay Ash (#BDC8B3) and Cooled Green (#C4D3B4).

The recipe behind #C3CCAE is rgb(195, 204, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3CCAE: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #C3CCAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3CCAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C3CCAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3CCAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#525C3A

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Black

#000000

#C3CCAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3CCAE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C3CCAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#CCC6AD
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#ADC3CC
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#CCADC3
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C3CCAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Half Tana color link
Half Tana

#CCC9B6

Triple White Pointer color link
Triple White Pointer

#C8C3B5

#C3CCAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3CCAE
  • RGB195, 204, 174
  • CMYK4, 0, 12, 20
  • CSSrgb(195, 204, 174)
  • HSL78°, 23%, 74%
  • HSL Precise78°, 22.727%, 74.118%
  • HSV78°, 15%, 80%
  • HSB78°, 15%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.800, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.800, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.800, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3CCAE
  • DECIMAL ID12831918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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